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balancing the budget helps our economy. it gives us a healthy economy and a progrowth economy. this is a goal we should all have. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> president obama met with senate democrats to discuss issues including the budget. party leaders spoke with reporters about their differing budget proposals. >> we are seeing a contrast. the present -- the president is reaching out to republicans. and the senate, we are working out a bill to advance a compromise that will protect middle-class families. tomorrow, senator murray will introduce her bill that represent a balanced approach to what we need to do with the economy. on the other side, house republicans are moving further away from a compromise. house republicans are advancing the ryan republican budget that is more extreme and propaganda that we have seen in the past. the ryan republican budget slices critical programs and set of asking the wealthiest to pay more. he is going after education, healthcare, research, pris
balancing the budget helps our economy. it gives us a healthy economy and a progrowth economy. this is a goal we should all have. thank you. [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> president obama met with senate democrats to discuss issues including the budget. party leaders spoke with reporters about their differing budget proposals. >> we are seeing a contrast. the present -- the president is reaching out...
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it does not do juss justice to our economy. ts unfair to the people depending on these critical safety net programs. with that, i yield to the ranking member mr. van holland for his opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. again i want to thank all the members of the committee as we gather here at what is a very important moment for our country. thanks to the ingenuity and resilience of the american people, and the emergency actions taken by the president and the congress four years ago, we are continuing to recover from the worst recession since the great depression. momentum in the job market continues to grow. but we still have a long way to go to help put people back to work to accelerate economic growth, and to boost small business hiring. yes, we must and can steadily reduce our deficit and reduce and stable lies the debt but we should do that in a way that immediately reduces the job deficit. rather than a budget that immediately makes that job deficit worse. unfortunately, this republican budget fails that very si
it does not do juss justice to our economy. ts unfair to the people depending on these critical safety net programs. with that, i yield to the ranking member mr. van holland for his opening statement. >> thank you, mr. chairman. again i want to thank all the members of the committee as we gather here at what is a very important moment for our country. thanks to the ingenuity and resilience of the american people, and the emergency actions taken by the president and the congress four years...
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we have to rebuild our economy. we have to do it again. we have to make america strong again, and make america great again. [applause] thank you. when it comes to immigration, you know that the 11 million illegals, even if given the right to vote -- you will have to do what's right, but the fact is, 11 million people will be voting democratic. you can be up front, you can be the spearhead, you can do whatever you want to do, but every one of those 11 million people will be voting democratic. it is just the way it works. you have to be very careful. because you could say that to a certain extent, the odds aren't looking so great right now for republicans, that you are on a suicide mission. you are just not going to get those votes. i say to myself, why aren't we letting people in from europe? i have many friends, many many friends, from europe who want to come in. people i know. tremendous people. hard people. -- hard working people. they cannot come in. i know people whose sons went to harvard, top in their class. went to the wharton schoo
we have to rebuild our economy. we have to do it again. we have to make america strong again, and make america great again. [applause] thank you. when it comes to immigration, you know that the 11 million illegals, even if given the right to vote -- you will have to do what's right, but the fact is, 11 million people will be voting democratic. you can be up front, you can be the spearhead, you can do whatever you want to do, but every one of those 11 million people will be voting democratic. it...
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the state of our economy is not good. we know these statistics, but they are worth repeating. 12.3 million still unemployed. one in six americans lives in poverty. that burden falls most heavily on women and their children. there are 48 million americans living on food stamps. we have lost 6.4 million full- time jobs in this country, 8 million americans are working part-time and they would rather work full-time. 10 million americans have dropped out altogether. why? because small business and entrepreneurship is the engine of growth in this american economy. we know, and you will hear inspiring stories from some of our panelists today, every american gets there first chance in a small business. we know that wave after wave of immigrants gets there first hand hold on that first rung of the american ladder by opening a small business. i started out in a little business with nine people. my story is not unique. it is the american story. deli or thes the auto mechanic or it services small business is the engine of growth for
the state of our economy is not good. we know these statistics, but they are worth repeating. 12.3 million still unemployed. one in six americans lives in poverty. that burden falls most heavily on women and their children. there are 48 million americans living on food stamps. we have lost 6.4 million full- time jobs in this country, 8 million americans are working part-time and they would rather work full-time. 10 million americans have dropped out altogether. why? because small business and...
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growth at every stage to get the economy booming. we need to repeal obamacare. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> we need to repeal. frank. -- dodd-frank. talk about a bill you don't have to read any further than the title. [laughter] we need to eliminate corporate welfare. [applause] need to build the keystone pipeline. [applause] we need to rein in the epa. [applause] in west texas, the epa is trying to use a lizard to shut down oil and gas production. do you know my view of lizards? they make darn fine boots. [applause] we need to audit the fed. [applause] and we need to stop qe infinity. we need to abolish the u.s. department of education. [applause] education is too important for it to be governed by bureaucrats in washington, taking choices away from parents and kids. [applause] and we need to champion school choice. [applause] the civil rights issue of the next generation. i would like to see more democrats going and explaining to young kids trapped in failing
growth at every stage to get the economy booming. we need to repeal obamacare. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] >> we need to repeal. frank. -- dodd-frank. talk about a bill you don't have to read any further than the title. [laughter] we need to eliminate corporate welfare. [applause] need to build the keystone pipeline. [applause] we need to rein in the epa. [applause] in west texas, the epa...
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confidence for our ability to restore the economy and bring greatest to this nation again. this is the united states of america and we have never been a nation of fear, blame, or failure. [applause] i am here today able to speak to you and serve in my community because i was raised by people. i was raised by the community. i was not raised by the federal government. at the republican national convention i mentioned that the american determination is found in every channel who looks at the seemingly impossible -- every child who looks at the seemingly impossible and says "i can do that." that is the confidence we need to restore to our nation. true confidence comes from having respect for the challenge, being ready for the task, having a solid plan, and the determination to persevere. we have faced greek opposition during the course of the campaign. -- great opposition during the course of the campaign. often people would ask me what the source of our confidence was. my confidence and that of hundreds of hard-working amazing campaign volunteers wasn't solely based on the fac
confidence for our ability to restore the economy and bring greatest to this nation again. this is the united states of america and we have never been a nation of fear, blame, or failure. [applause] i am here today able to speak to you and serve in my community because i was raised by people. i was raised by the community. i was not raised by the federal government. at the republican national convention i mentioned that the american determination is found in every channel who looks at the...
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growth at every stage to get the economy booming. we need to repeal obamacare. [applause] we need to repeal dodd-frank. [applause] talk a a bill you don't have to read further than the title. [laughter] we need to eliminate corporate welfare. [applause] we need to build the keystone pipeline. we need to reign in the e.p.a. [applause] you know, in west texas the e.p.s. a trying to use a lizard to shut down oil and gas productions. my view of lizards, they make darn fine boots. [applause] we need to audit the fed. [applause] we need to stop e.q. infinity. we need to abolish obama education. [applause] education is too important for it to be governed by bureaucrats in washington taking away from parents and kids. and we need to champion school choice. [applause] theels civil rights issue of the next generation. i would like to see more democrats going and splange to young kids trapped in failing schools, young hispanic, young african american why they are willing to consign another generation to not have a fair and equal shot at the american dream. [applause] we ne
growth at every stage to get the economy booming. we need to repeal obamacare. [applause] we need to repeal dodd-frank. [applause] talk a a bill you don't have to read further than the title. [laughter] we need to eliminate corporate welfare. [applause] we need to build the keystone pipeline. we need to reign in the e.p.a. [applause] you know, in west texas the e.p.s. a trying to use a lizard to shut down oil and gas productions. my view of lizards, they make darn fine boots. [applause] we need...
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it hurts our economy. the president has admitted raising taxes and a bad economy kills jobs, so why would you keep raising taxes? control spending. washington spending is at the highest level in the history of the country. there is a spending problem in washington. it is not only heard in washington and our ability to balance the budget, it is hurting the economy. people in the country are going we men are managing to live within our means, why can -- we are managing to live within our means, why can't washington figure it out? >> as you know, democrats will not touch entitlement programs, she were willing to touch revenue. the you think we can really, think we canu really cut more? >> obama care is part of mandatory spending. each report says it will cost more money and add more to the deficit in the prior report. we have to address that problem. medicare right now is scheduled to go bankrupt. people say do not touch medicare. that means let it go bust. that is not right for seniors. it is not responsible
it hurts our economy. the president has admitted raising taxes and a bad economy kills jobs, so why would you keep raising taxes? control spending. washington spending is at the highest level in the history of the country. there is a spending problem in washington. it is not only heard in washington and our ability to balance the budget, it is hurting the economy. people in the country are going we men are managing to live within our means, why can -- we are managing to live within our means,...
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and it hurts our economy. the president even admitted that raising taxes in a bad economy kills jobs so why would you can't to continue raising taxes? let's control spending. washington spending is in the highest level in the history of our country. there's not a tax ref new problem. there's a spending problem. it's not only hurting washington and our ability to balance the budget. it's hurting our economy. and people in the country are going wait a minute. we manage to live within our means. why can't washington figure this out? >> we're at record low levels in terms of discretionary spending. we haven't had it this low since the eisenhower administration. so where does that come from? because as you know, democrats are not going to touch those entitlement programs unless you are willing to touch revenue. do you think we can really cut more? >> it's going to have to be addressed one way or another. mandatory spending is the biggest part hasn't been addressed by congress. obama care is part of mandatory spendi
and it hurts our economy. the president even admitted that raising taxes in a bad economy kills jobs so why would you can't to continue raising taxes? let's control spending. washington spending is in the highest level in the history of our country. there's not a tax ref new problem. there's a spending problem. it's not only hurting washington and our ability to balance the budget. it's hurting our economy. and people in the country are going wait a minute. we manage to live within our means....
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when that happens we will grow our economy, because we need to grow our economy and not our government. that is the key. we have to grow our economy and not our government. when we do that, i think we will unleash opportunities in this country. another issue i find incredibly important is the issue of school choice. i'm a big believer in school choice. it's a part of the opportunities of our future. if we remember that every parent deserves a choice. and every child deserves a chance. i think back to my young days growing up in a single-parent household. i think about the tough times that my mother who worked 16 hours a day, she went to work every day all day long, came home. when my grades were bad, she would pull out is which. switch. as a freshman in high school, i did not do very well. , was failing world geography civics, spanish, and english. when you fail spanish and english, they don't call you bilingual. they call you ignorant because you cannot speak any language. that's where i was. i had the blessing of meeting a conservative republican who became my mentor, a man named joh
when that happens we will grow our economy, because we need to grow our economy and not our government. that is the key. we have to grow our economy and not our government. when we do that, i think we will unleash opportunities in this country. another issue i find incredibly important is the issue of school choice. i'm a big believer in school choice. it's a part of the opportunities of our future. if we remember that every parent deserves a choice. and every child deserves a chance. i think...
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our economy cannot afford it. it must be every conservative's mission to defund it and move away from socialized medicine before it is implemented. 2013 is a challenge. let can to canton andit must be a year where we wage attack against and those forces in the republican establishment that hijacked the conservative movement. we must not rest. as conservatives, we all believe america is an exceptional nation. we do not want our beloved nation to have the financial books of greece or the gun laws of china. waynds, i fear that is the we are headed. president obama and his left- wing liberals -- the media is in the bag for this administration, and we all know it, which is why the grass roots of our movement must not sit on the sidelines. you must redouble your efforts and together we must fight those who want to sell out our principles. remember reagan's three pillars of conservatism -- free enterprise, strong national defense, and per-family social policies. we must not cede these principles to president obama on one
our economy cannot afford it. it must be every conservative's mission to defund it and move away from socialized medicine before it is implemented. 2013 is a challenge. let can to canton andit must be a year where we wage attack against and those forces in the republican establishment that hijacked the conservative movement. we must not rest. as conservatives, we all believe america is an exceptional nation. we do not want our beloved nation to have the financial books of greece or the gun laws...
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we need to reduce this debt dragging down our economy. i do not believe the standard approach is good -- the sanders approach is good. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] >> the ayes are 12, the nays 12. >> the amendment is agreed to. we will now move to the merkley amendment. >> this amendment was to add trade enforcement to the existing budget reserve fund to promote employment and job growth. trade levels -- it is good for our companies and workers. >> is there a senator in opposition? if there is no objection, we will do this on a voice vote. all those in favor, say aye. opposed nay. the amendment is agreed to. senator johnson. >> thank you, madam chair. i believe in working with your staff on this amendment for greater transparency requiring the cbo to do an annual report on the cost of the affordable care act. i think we worked out exactly what we were looking at and hopefully this can go on the wicker rule of unanimous consent for voice approval. >> we did have some discussions on the brink over this. i would be willing to
we need to reduce this debt dragging down our economy. i do not believe the standard approach is good -- the sanders approach is good. >> the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] >> the ayes are 12, the nays 12. >> the amendment is agreed to. we will now move to the merkley amendment. >> this amendment was to add trade enforcement to the existing budget reserve fund to promote employment and job growth. trade levels -- it is good for our companies and workers. >>...
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its economy is in dire straits. its leadership is divided. and its position -- in the region, and the world -- has only grown weaker. i do believe that all of us have an interest in resolving this issue peacefully. strong and principled diplomacy is the best way to ensure that the iranian government forsakes nuclear weapons. peace is far more preferable to war. and the inevitable costs, the unintended consequences that would come with war means that we have to do everything we can to try to resolve this diplomatically. because of the cooperation between our governments, we know that there remains time to pursue a diplomatic resolution. that's what america will do, with clear eyes -- working with a world that's united, and with the sense of urgency that's required. but iran must know this time is not unlimited. and i've made the position of the united states of america clear: iran must not get a nuclear weapon. this is not a danger that can be contained, and as president, i've said all options are on the table for achieving our objectives. ame
its economy is in dire straits. its leadership is divided. and its position -- in the region, and the world -- has only grown weaker. i do believe that all of us have an interest in resolving this issue peacefully. strong and principled diplomacy is the best way to ensure that the iranian government forsakes nuclear weapons. peace is far more preferable to war. and the inevitable costs, the unintended consequences that would come with war means that we have to do everything we can to try to...
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the global economy is real. we don't live in a national economy any more. everything you buy, everything you sell, everything you touch it's all impacted by things that are happening halfway around the world. the information age is real. it's made our lives easier. it's allowed you right now to take pictures with your phones and tweet every word i say for or against me. [laughter] it's changed the world and it's made our life easier. it's also changed our economy. you go into a grocery store today and you find machines doing the jobs that people once used to do. you find one person, because of automation, can do the work that five people used to do. it's the world around us that's change. and this is having an impact on our people. on our hardworking people. many have seen the jobs wiped out. jobs they've been doing for 20 years disappeared overnight. many of them -- many of them to things the right way. for example, they pay their mortgages on time. and now when the housing bubble came they were stuck with a bill for bailing out the banks that caused it, f
the global economy is real. we don't live in a national economy any more. everything you buy, everything you sell, everything you touch it's all impacted by things that are happening halfway around the world. the information age is real. it's made our lives easier. it's allowed you right now to take pictures with your phones and tweet every word i say for or against me. [laughter] it's changed the world and it's made our life easier. it's also changed our economy. you go into a grocery store...
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we just hit the economy with a $1.6 trillion tax increase. the economy's not roaring right now. and what they're saying, let's o that all over again. we are saying fix the tax code, replace it with a pro-growth tax system that helps small businesses, that helps job creators, that helps families. get government spending's appetite under control. the government is supposed to be spending 5% on average for the next 10 years. that's too much. that's much more than what the family budget gets. we sebring it down to 3.-- we say bring it down to 3.4%. when we look at all the smoke and mirrors, all the claims, none of the democratic budgets that's being brought to the floor ever, ever balance the budget. how is that a balanced plan? balancing the budget is what every family does. balancing the budget is what every business does. balancing the budget is what every local government does. surely our federal government can do this, and one of the key ingredients to growing this economy, to making american businesses big and small competitive so they can create jobs and create take-home pay
we just hit the economy with a $1.6 trillion tax increase. the economy's not roaring right now. and what they're saying, let's o that all over again. we are saying fix the tax code, replace it with a pro-growth tax system that helps small businesses, that helps job creators, that helps families. get government spending's appetite under control. the government is supposed to be spending 5% on average for the next 10 years. that's too much. that's much more than what the family budget gets. we...
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briefly, i do not have time to go into it, but health care, 1/6 of our economy. if the government can control that, they can control just about everything. we need to understand what is going on. there are much more economic models that can be used to give as good health care than what we have now. we were asleep at the wheel to let it happen. we have to find a way to make it work. if we have to work within the frameworks of the affordable health care act, fine. if we can find a way to defund its -- it, fine. 80% of the encounters between a patient and a health-care provider could easily be handled by a health savings accounts. 80% of the encounters with of the need to insinuates a third party or a bureaucracy that sucks out 1/3 of the money. we can use rich insurance and catastrophic insurance. some of them, i do not want to call them more runs, but they are similar to that. -- morons, but they are similar to that. read the book. obviously, i am thinking about those things. it is almost laughable some of the things i hear people say to criticize. they say, he is
briefly, i do not have time to go into it, but health care, 1/6 of our economy. if the government can control that, they can control just about everything. we need to understand what is going on. there are much more economic models that can be used to give as good health care than what we have now. we were asleep at the wheel to let it happen. we have to find a way to make it work. if we have to work within the frameworks of the affordable health care act, fine. if we can find a way to defund...
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you have a very weak economy. it was interesting that in the obama recovery, family income went down to $2,500 a year, where during the recession in come on it went down $5,000 a year. families were doing worse, yet in the campaign, obama ran an extremely good campaign, and he won despite his disadvantages and he won freckly at a predictable way. he made the election about his opponent. allowed obamaple to define romney. romney thether than fighting romney, and that is why it is important for republicans to look back and say what did we do wrong. the idea that the republican party is in some terrible shape certainly -- i do not buy that. i have seen terrible shape. i remember watergate, i remember when the 13% of americans identified themselves as republicans, and the national chairman appointed people to see if we should change the name of the party. for 40 years, the most number of republicans in the house was 192. andy we have 230 something, it is absolutely a bright to figure out what you did wrong, and the ob
you have a very weak economy. it was interesting that in the obama recovery, family income went down to $2,500 a year, where during the recession in come on it went down $5,000 a year. families were doing worse, yet in the campaign, obama ran an extremely good campaign, and he won despite his disadvantages and he won freckly at a predictable way. he made the election about his opponent. allowed obamaple to define romney. romney thether than fighting romney, and that is why it is important for...
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we clearly had the better plan to grow the economy, but we failed to convince the voters, and our defeat has been a wake- up call to everyone in the party. we have heard from every corner of america new ideas as to how we can innovate, expand, build a 21st century republican party. let me say plainly -- we do not need to moderate, but we do need to modernize, modernize our outreach to touch everyone in today's demographic and modernize our technology to reach people where they live today. change must be constant. it does not mean we have to be less conservative. we already have one liberal party in this country. we do not need a second one. [applause] even president ronald reagan said, "freedom is the right to question and change the established way of doing things. it is the continuous revolution of the marketplace. it is the understanding that allows us to recognize shortcomings and seek solutions." 1988 in these words in moscow to some university students. it was timely for the russian people then, and it is a message we conservatives need to hear now. conservatives' bedrock principle
we clearly had the better plan to grow the economy, but we failed to convince the voters, and our defeat has been a wake- up call to everyone in the party. we have heard from every corner of america new ideas as to how we can innovate, expand, build a 21st century republican party. let me say plainly -- we do not need to moderate, but we do need to modernize, modernize our outreach to touch everyone in today's demographic and modernize our technology to reach people where they live today....
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we need to focus our efforts to grow the american economy, not the government economy. [applause] this is the most important point i want to make today. if you take nothing else away from what i have to say today, please understand this. we must not become the party of austerity. we must become the party of growth. [applause] of course, we know the government is out of control. we just lost an election. we must not continue to fight on our opponents terms. the republican party must become the party of growth. it is not based in washington, d.c. [applause] we have fallen into a trap of believing the world revolves around washington, that the economy is based there. if our goal is to simply better manage the disaster that is the federal government, you can count me out. i am not sign -- signing up for that. honestly, who of you here wants to sign up to help manage the slow decline of the united states of america? i sure don't. not -- that is what we have democrats for. [applause] party promises to be the party of more, but they are actually the party of less. they are the
we need to focus our efforts to grow the american economy, not the government economy. [applause] this is the most important point i want to make today. if you take nothing else away from what i have to say today, please understand this. we must not become the party of austerity. we must become the party of growth. [applause] of course, we know the government is out of control. we just lost an election. we must not continue to fight on our opponents terms. the republican party must become the...
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there seems to be a division between state of the economy, stock markets, and the rest of the economy. host: jacob is creating a lot of interest. let me go back to "the wall street journal," quoting ron johnson -- indicating -- guest: it has been this big divisive issue, democrats want to raise taxes. republicans want them to dick republicans say they just want to freeze taxes for spending. can the democrats did some taxes as part of the deal that the white house accepts? we look at what the senate democrats are putting forth and the house republicans. we welcome carl from jacksonville, texas on the republican line. caller: thank you for taking my call. the thing that bothers me about our government is the lack of transparency. we hear so much about how we are when the cut out all of the loopholes but nothing is ever mentioned. i cannot know if they think we are too stupid to understand what those loopholes would be and what they would mean. it's just really frustrates me. cuts, i thinket it should start with the politicians and let them live in government housing like they expect eve
there seems to be a division between state of the economy, stock markets, and the rest of the economy. host: jacob is creating a lot of interest. let me go back to "the wall street journal," quoting ron johnson -- indicating -- guest: it has been this big divisive issue, democrats want to raise taxes. republicans want them to dick republicans say they just want to freeze taxes for spending. can the democrats did some taxes as part of the deal that the white house accepts? we look at...
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our economy is recovering. it is resilient. but it not yet where it need to be. we've got millions of people who are still out of work or underemployed. we've still got businesses that could be thriving if we're able to make sure washington doesn't engage in self-induced crises. we'll have a lot of work to do. let's face it, there's still a lot of divisions and arguments here in washington. doing our h we are very west to reach out to the other side, and i think there's a genuine desire on the part of republicans and democrats to try to get something done, i think there is a weariness among membership in the senate and the house about this constant grind, day in and day out of argument and crises instead of productivity and movement forward. the politics of a lot of these issues is tough. and members sometimes are scared about making the right decisions. and they're particularly scared because they're subject to pressure from special interest groups and well financed organizations that may be pushing in a different direction. and so i think the idea here, the con
our economy is recovering. it is resilient. but it not yet where it need to be. we've got millions of people who are still out of work or underemployed. we've still got businesses that could be thriving if we're able to make sure washington doesn't engage in self-induced crises. we'll have a lot of work to do. let's face it, there's still a lot of divisions and arguments here in washington. doing our h we are very west to reach out to the other side, and i think there's a genuine desire on the...
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it also will help grow our economy, help create jobs. our plan is a plan to grow the economy. and what we are seeing on the other side from the senate by the democrat is a plan that's going to grow one thing, and that's the national debt. so at a time when many seniors are worried about their benefits, and we see many young people having trouble finding jobs after they graduate from college, ours is a plan that is going to give them the certainty and that is going to help them find those jobs because it's going to help grow the economy. what we need from the president and what we need from the senate democrats is a plan to join, to join us in this effort to -- that's going to help improve the lives of americans all across his country. >> a few c.p.a.'s in this town, you are going to be hard-pressed to find a bigger tax budget or economic geek than me. there's nothing i enjoy more than having a discussion about debt to equity ratios and 302-b allocations and the difference between getting to primary balance as opposed to actually alancing the budget. i have been told normal peo
it also will help grow our economy, help create jobs. our plan is a plan to grow the economy. and what we are seeing on the other side from the senate by the democrat is a plan that's going to grow one thing, and that's the national debt. so at a time when many seniors are worried about their benefits, and we see many young people having trouble finding jobs after they graduate from college, ours is a plan that is going to give them the certainty and that is going to help them find those jobs...
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economy are profound. we just passed a budget for the next year, next fiscal year in the house of representatives. i'm grateful that the budget did allow space for the reformation of this health care law, removal of this health care law, i think we are also joined by another gentleman from texas who wanted to speak briefly about some of the economic effects. i'm happy to recognize my friend, mr. gohmert, from tyler, texas, to speak on the economic effects. mr. goalert: thank you. i'm so -- mr. gohmert: thank you. i'm so proud of the doctors in the caucus, dr. harris, dr. roe, dr. gingrey. we got so much knowledge and wisdom when it comes to health care. and to have those resources not consulted at all but rather dictated to by people who didn't have a clue what they were doing. and all those promise that is were made. you can keep your insurance. well, we now know millions have not, will not. if you like your doctor you can keep them. i talked to doctors as i know you-all have, many friends, who say becaus
economy are profound. we just passed a budget for the next year, next fiscal year in the house of representatives. i'm grateful that the budget did allow space for the reformation of this health care law, removal of this health care law, i think we are also joined by another gentleman from texas who wanted to speak briefly about some of the economic effects. i'm happy to recognize my friend, mr. gohmert, from tyler, texas, to speak on the economic effects. mr. goalert: thank you. i'm so -- mr....
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i did not run a campaign on jobs in the economy, jobs in the economy, and beat that drum until i beat people into sleep. that is part of it but the rest of this has to be added together or we can never reconstruct this country. we will never get the pillars of exceptionalism unless we have the whole puzzle. we need to strength our faith nd restore our families. obamacare has got to go. [applause] we can't let up on obamacare. and believe that somehow we going to move to that side because roads are bigger and it is an unconstitutional taking nd it has got to go. now, ronald reagan only let me down a couple of times in eight years. ne of those was in 1986. i heard he signed the amnesty act of 1986 but it is was on the promise that there would be law enforcement and a million people would be legalized but then, from there on forward the law would be enforced. i made sure i kept my records right waiting for the i.n.s. to show up at my office. i never saw them. nether did thousands of businesses but the enforcement in reagan era was the greatest enforcement now the rule of law is so eroded
i did not run a campaign on jobs in the economy, jobs in the economy, and beat that drum until i beat people into sleep. that is part of it but the rest of this has to be added together or we can never reconstruct this country. we will never get the pillars of exceptionalism unless we have the whole puzzle. we need to strength our faith nd restore our families. obamacare has got to go. [applause] we can't let up on obamacare. and believe that somehow we going to move to that side because roads...
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economy. they are also costs associated with unconventional policy, such as potential effects of financial stability, which are hard to quantify and people have different views about. giveve not been able to quantitative thresholds at this point for the assets -- asset purchases. we will continue to provide information as we go forward. in particular, as i mentioned it , wey, as we make progress may adjust the flow rate of purchases month-to-month to appropriately calibrate the amount of accommodation we are providing giving the outlook -- given the outlook. weterms of further color, have not given quantitative analysis. we would be looking for a sustained improvement in a range of key labor market indicators, including payrolls, but also others like the hiring rate, claims for unemployment insurance, and so on. we are looking for a sustained improvement across a range of indicators and since we are looking at the outlook and the prospects rather than the current state of the labor market, we
economy. they are also costs associated with unconventional policy, such as potential effects of financial stability, which are hard to quantify and people have different views about. giveve not been able to quantitative thresholds at this point for the assets -- asset purchases. we will continue to provide information as we go forward. in particular, as i mentioned it , wey, as we make progress may adjust the flow rate of purchases month-to-month to appropriately calibrate the amount of...
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classng, thriving middle and an economy built on innovation. in my state of the union address, our most important task was to drive that economic growth. i meant it. we should be asking ourselves the questions -- how to make america a land for good jobs? how do we equip people with skills and training to do those jobs? how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? please upgrade to sit down. i'm sorry. everyone is standing. maybe it was one of the effects of the sequester. he had to get rid of chairs. [laughter] i chose argonne national lab because few areas hold more promise for creating good jobs and growing our economy than how we use american energy. after years of talking about it, we are poised to take control of our energy future. we produce more oil that we have in 15 years. we import less oil than we had in 20 years. we have doubled the amount of renewable energy that we generate from wind and solar. tens of thousands of good jobs to show for it. we are producing more natural gas than we have before that hundreds of thou
classng, thriving middle and an economy built on innovation. in my state of the union address, our most important task was to drive that economic growth. i meant it. we should be asking ourselves the questions -- how to make america a land for good jobs? how do we equip people with skills and training to do those jobs? how do we make sure that hard work leads to a decent living? please upgrade to sit down. i'm sorry. everyone is standing. maybe it was one of the effects of the sequester. he had...
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, the global economy hostage. it is a very strange calculation. that's why i would have wished that we would have taken a firmer stance with all these expiring tax provisions to be able to fashion something that would been bolder, that would have solved more problems, and would not have created 3 new fiscal cliff. host: deborah in richmond, virginia, a democrat, our last caller. caller: good morning. one.k your top caller: how come medicare cannot bargain on products and services? guest: i personally think that the largest consumer of pharmaceutical products in the world, medicare, should have been able to obstruct a better deal, like we do for the veterans department, which it was able to save money. we were expanding the universe of people who were taking prescription drugs. they stood to make a lot of money. i'd think there were ways to strike a better deal. i think it was a mistake. host: congressman earl blumenauer, democrat of oregon, thank you for talking to our viewers. guest: thank you. host: next, will t
, the global economy hostage. it is a very strange calculation. that's why i would have wished that we would have taken a firmer stance with all these expiring tax provisions to be able to fashion something that would been bolder, that would have solved more problems, and would not have created 3 new fiscal cliff. host: deborah in richmond, virginia, a democrat, our last caller. caller: good morning. one.k your top caller: how come medicare cannot bargain on products and services? guest: i...
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not, we areit or immersed in a global economy. the car as you drive and the airplanes you ride in have parts made in 10, 15, 20 different countries around the world. for america to be competitive, we have to shift to those areas of greater strength. as our economy gets more complicated and as we cannot compete in cheap labor like some of these emerging countries or third world countries, we have to do what americans do best and that is take advantage of our ingenuity and capabilities. our education system is failing our kids. it is not just about money. we spend more money per student than any other nation in the world. we rate in the lowest quarter when it comes to science, math, things of that nature. we have to get our kids better educated. we have to reform our education system, provide them with some choices. step number two is we need to reform our tax system so that our products can be more competitive. it cannot be paying 30-40% in taxes in the corporate world and compete in a nation where a company pays zero taxes. you to
not, we areit or immersed in a global economy. the car as you drive and the airplanes you ride in have parts made in 10, 15, 20 different countries around the world. for america to be competitive, we have to shift to those areas of greater strength. as our economy gets more complicated and as we cannot compete in cheap labor like some of these emerging countries or third world countries, we have to do what americans do best and that is take advantage of our ingenuity and capabilities. our...
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ignore the economy. all the answers lie in washington, take more from hard-working small businesses. take more from families. spend it in washington. and oh, by the way. we don't have a crisis. that is scare mongering. you know what? try telling that to our children and grandchildren who are guaranteed to get a lower standard of living. try telling that to the struggling workers, the families and people in poverty who aren't cutting it in this economy. balancing the budget. helps us promote a healthy economy to create jobs and get people back on their feet again and that's exactly why we are proposing and passing this budget. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: all time has expired. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. brady and the gentlewoman from new york, mrs. maloney, will each control 30 minutes on the subject of economic goals and policy. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. brady: thank you, mr. speaker, during the annual debate -- i yield myself such time as i may c
ignore the economy. all the answers lie in washington, take more from hard-working small businesses. take more from families. spend it in washington. and oh, by the way. we don't have a crisis. that is scare mongering. you know what? try telling that to our children and grandchildren who are guaranteed to get a lower standard of living. try telling that to the struggling workers, the families and people in poverty who aren't cutting it in this economy. balancing the budget. helps us promote a...
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and grow our economy by strengthening the footprint of washington. i believe that's what brings us together. , moms and dads look at their kids and they want the best for them. we are at.t's where there are differences. at the same time, when we come together, we can look forward and realize that, at the end of the day, we are looking forward to this country doing what it is called to do. host: on twitter, "as a service member, how do you feel about men and women in the military?" -- how do you feel about women in the military?" how about in combat? guest: sometimes, this administration comes out with things that are more popular driven than they are policy driven. many of our women serve in combat, and they do a very good job. they are in convoys in iraq. they have been doing flying missions for a long time. when you bring up these issues, you score points. we should have looked at this further on how they are wanting to implement it. we have two women in congress who are just outstanding, good friends who i've gotten to know very well. elsie gabbar
and grow our economy by strengthening the footprint of washington. i believe that's what brings us together. , moms and dads look at their kids and they want the best for them. we are at.t's where there are differences. at the same time, when we come together, we can look forward and realize that, at the end of the day, we are looking forward to this country doing what it is called to do. host: on twitter, "as a service member, how do you feel about men and women in the military?" --...
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and it hurts the overall economy. 2/3 of our economies consumer spending. you live in michigan -- i don't know if he said you live near the car industry or anything. he could become wealthy as a car industrialist ... employees could buy a car -- unless his employees could buy a car. if you don't pay people the minimum wage at how will share in the growth, the economy won't grow. you talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, and i agree with you about that. of course, the sequester is no way to do it, taking hatchet to the budget without looking at ways we could trim the budget and eliminate duplicative programs. but thank you for your question. host: the president meets with you on thursday. what do you think of the meanings and the way he has been meeting with republicans when it comes to budget and spending issues? guest: when he doesn't meet with people, he is accused of being distant and aloof. when he does meet with us, then he is caving. i know that people in my party become very paranoid and upset -- "oh, he is meeting with those terrible republicans." hos
and it hurts the overall economy. 2/3 of our economies consumer spending. you live in michigan -- i don't know if he said you live near the car industry or anything. he could become wealthy as a car industrialist ... employees could buy a car -- unless his employees could buy a car. if you don't pay people the minimum wage at how will share in the growth, the economy won't grow. you talk about waste, fraud, and abuse, and i agree with you about that. of course, the sequester is no way to do it,...
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we are a public economy. medicare and the military has gobbled up what everyone feels is real economic activity. it is really being paid by the taxpayers. host: let's get a response. guest: you're absolutely right. it ultimately comes down to the taxpayers. the federal government cannot spend a dime that it does not take her borrow from somebody else. when it borrows, there is an interest rate on it. and it has to take money to pay off that debt. i agree with you, we should make certain that we have priorities in washington and we are not spending more than we take in. we need to leave more in your pocket so we can get the economy rolling. in terms of medicare, i would report that the medicare trustees, not republicans, not democrats, but the medicare trustees report, the folks and go charge of making certain medicare is solvent. they are telling us there is a predictable time into the next 10 years at which point medicare cannot provide the medical services for seniors from a financial standpoint. it is incu
we are a public economy. medicare and the military has gobbled up what everyone feels is real economic activity. it is really being paid by the taxpayers. host: let's get a response. guest: you're absolutely right. it ultimately comes down to the taxpayers. the federal government cannot spend a dime that it does not take her borrow from somebody else. when it borrows, there is an interest rate on it. and it has to take money to pay off that debt. i agree with you, we should make certain that we...
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economy. and i thank you once again, my good friend from california, for making all the important points this evening. mr. garamendi: washington, d.c., your leadership in this community has been known for some time and i thank you very much for joining us tonight. i want to do two things before i end. first of all, medicare is back on the table. the ryan budget takes up medicare once again and provides a voucher that will destroy it. i'm going to change this. medicare, 1965, president 2013, created by l.b.j., destroyed by the g.o.p. i don't think so. seniors don't want it. americans don't want it. the last campaign for presidency, this was one of the major issues and ryan is coming back with it. bad idea, bad timing. and i want to end with this, this is a great country. there is no other place in the world like the united states. it is one terrific country. there is enormous energy in this country, where people want to get a job and go to work and businesses want to grow and hire people. all o
economy. and i thank you once again, my good friend from california, for making all the important points this evening. mr. garamendi: washington, d.c., your leadership in this community has been known for some time and i thank you very much for joining us tonight. i want to do two things before i end. first of all, medicare is back on the table. the ryan budget takes up medicare once again and provides a voucher that will destroy it. i'm going to change this. medicare, 1965, president 2013,...
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and did helps the overall economy. 2/3 of our economy is consumer spending. so you live in michigan, i don't know if you said you lived near the car industry or anything, but what ford understood is he couldn't become wealthy as a car industrialist unless his employees could buy a car. if you don't pay people the minimum wage, you don't give people -- if you don't share in the wealth, then the economy won't grow. you talked about waste, fraud, and abuse, and i do agree with you on that, there are lots of ways we could cut waste, fraud, and abuse. of course the sequester is no way to do it. just taking a hatchet to the budget and cutting out without really looking at ways that we really could trim the budget and eliminate duplicative programs. thank you for your question. host: the president meets with you on thursday. what do you expect from the meetings? what do you think about the way he's been meeting with other republicans and parties when it comes to budget and spending issues? guest: i think the president can't win for losing. when he doesn't meet with
and did helps the overall economy. 2/3 of our economy is consumer spending. so you live in michigan, i don't know if you said you lived near the car industry or anything, but what ford understood is he couldn't become wealthy as a car industrialist unless his employees could buy a car. if you don't pay people the minimum wage, you don't give people -- if you don't share in the wealth, then the economy won't grow. you talked about waste, fraud, and abuse, and i do agree with you on that, there...
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we need laserlike focus on the economy. we need to analyze every proposal in light of, will this get america back to work? we need to get people working by reducing the government's role in creation of jobs. my state's motto, mountaineers are always free, which is a delicate means to me that we need to limit government and create more workers independence. in west virginia and so many other states, this means treating a level playing field for all businesses, regardless of their union status. west virginia is the perfect ground for our national principles. west virginians are fiscally conservative, we have the best rainy day fund in the nation, but nonetheless, employment has in my state.ed when liberals are the cause of the low economy, they seem to blame conservatives. i don't understand that. in west virginia come our legislature votes every day. i'
we need laserlike focus on the economy. we need to analyze every proposal in light of, will this get america back to work? we need to get people working by reducing the government's role in creation of jobs. my state's motto, mountaineers are always free, which is a delicate means to me that we need to limit government and create more workers independence. in west virginia and so many other states, this means treating a level playing field for all businesses, regardless of their union status....
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we had higher tax rates then, we had a booming economy. as our population ages we have to make choices about how we are going to connect to supporting them. there was a research the came out recently that asked people what you want to do about social security. he were willing to pay higher taxes in order to keep the promises that we have made, and even expand benefits. they want to expand social security. we have to adjust for the fact that we do have an aging population. it is when the cost more. we have to have a higher revenue base to support that or else we are going to have to make some cuts that i do not think the population wants to make. commentother referring to rick perry and rick santorum -- in-line guest: they are going through an autopsy. i do not want to throw out names. that did come from bobby j. del. i think there needs to be more open mindedness. i do not think these are stupid individuals. i think they need to be willing to look at all the options that are on the table, looked at the evidence, and really be tied to that
we had higher tax rates then, we had a booming economy. as our population ages we have to make choices about how we are going to connect to supporting them. there was a research the came out recently that asked people what you want to do about social security. he were willing to pay higher taxes in order to keep the promises that we have made, and even expand benefits. they want to expand social security. we have to adjust for the fact that we do have an aging population. it is when the cost...
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i anderson and the economy is bad, but people work to work three jobs. if those people can find to work three jobs part-time, the people that need the phone that you say they need the phone, they can get one job to get a telephone. host: if you want to talk about some of the original debate when the universal service fund was first created. the coste thought was of providing phone service to rural areas, a farmer in rural iowa who has a job and makes a living and works hard for the deemg, but phone companies it not profitable to string up a phone line out to this very far rural area to provide service to one household. the thought was beginning in the 1930's was that the federal government can subsidize and help the phone company to provide that phone line. and it's very hard-working farmer in rural iowa will have a connection to be able to call an ambulance, to connect with his local government, to be able to , to determineore daily prices on commodities. that is the purpose of the high cost fund, to provide service to areas that the phone companies oth
i anderson and the economy is bad, but people work to work three jobs. if those people can find to work three jobs part-time, the people that need the phone that you say they need the phone, they can get one job to get a telephone. host: if you want to talk about some of the original debate when the universal service fund was first created. the coste thought was of providing phone service to rural areas, a farmer in rural iowa who has a job and makes a living and works hard for the deemg, but...
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our military strength depends on an economy so strong that it can support that kind of military. our economy depends on a people that are so strong, so educated, so resolute, so hard working, so inknow vintive, so focused on the creating a great future for their children. that is the america we grew up in. that is the america that our children deserve. [applause] just think about america. what nation but ours would have enjoyed military power for 25 years and never used it to seek revenge against it's foes or to seize natural resources from the weak? what nation is the first to bind up the wounds of the injured from hurricanes and tsunamis and war? what nation is the largest contributor to the fight in africa against aids? what nation came to the rescue of others in the face of tyranny in korea, street nan, bosnia, afghanistan, kuwait, iraq. when you think of this -- whatever you think of these interventions, the impulse behind every one of them is little bit per ration not -- liberation, not con quest. in all of human history, there has never been a great pow their is so often u
our military strength depends on an economy so strong that it can support that kind of military. our economy depends on a people that are so strong, so educated, so resolute, so hard working, so inknow vintive, so focused on the creating a great future for their children. that is the america we grew up in. that is the america that our children deserve. [applause] just think about america. what nation but ours would have enjoyed military power for 25 years and never used it to seek revenge...
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even in today's economy, with the economy being what it is and hard to find a job, 90% of these people get a job. are hired. right now today. not one in five. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kline: i yield 30 seconds more. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: i thank the chairman for yielding. i want to finish my saying there are things that work today out here. today that we can emulate. we need to streamline this. you should read all these -- i agree with the ranking member miller, we do need reform. that's what this is an attempt to do. i want to commend dr. foxx and chairman kleine for their leadership on this issue and i encourage my colleagues to support this bill. the chair: the gentleman from minnesota reserves. the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. miller: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from texas, mr. hinojosa, the ranking member of the subcommittee on education and work force. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. . mr. hinojosa: madam speaker, i rise today to oppose h.r. 803, a fatally flawed and highly par
even in today's economy, with the economy being what it is and hard to find a job, 90% of these people get a job. are hired. right now today. not one in five. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. mr. kline: i yield 30 seconds more. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. roe: i thank the chairman for yielding. i want to finish my saying there are things that work today out here. today that we can emulate. we need to streamline this. you should read all these -- i agree with the...
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it also will help grow our economy and create jobs. our plan is a plan to grow the economy. what we are seeing on the other side from the senate by the democrats is a plan that is going to grow one thing, that is the national debt. at a time when many seniors are worried about their benefits and we see many young people that are having trouble finding jobs after they graduate from college, ours is a plan that will give them the certainty, that will help them find those jobs, because it will help grow the economy. what we need from the president, what we need from senate democrats is a plan to join us in this effort to help improve the lives of americans all across this country. inas one of the few cpa's this town, you'll be hard- pressed to find a bigger tax, budget, or economic geek than me. there is nothing i enjoy more than having a discussion about debt to equity ratios and allocations and the difference between getting to primary balance as opposed to actually balancing the budget. i have been told that normal people do not enjoy those discussions. i can tell you one th
it also will help grow our economy and create jobs. our plan is a plan to grow the economy. what we are seeing on the other side from the senate by the democrats is a plan that is going to grow one thing, that is the national debt. at a time when many seniors are worried about their benefits and we see many young people that are having trouble finding jobs after they graduate from college, ours is a plan that will give them the certainty, that will help them find those jobs, because it will...
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same economy. what we don't see as clearly are the jobs that are destroyed or prevented from performing as the government first takes that dollar out of the economy. we see those lost jobs and chronic unemployment and a stagnating economy. the government cannot create wealth. can transfer jobs from the productive sector to the government sector by taxing one and spending on the other. it can transfer jobs from one part of the productive sector by taxing and transfer them to another part by subsidizing it. but it cannot create jobs. these policies are causing enormous damage to our economy, and i wish you folks would stop it. [laughter] >> we are running close on time. mr. williams, for two minutes. >> thank you. nobody agrees more than me. i am in the transportation business. we need good infrastructure. however, this a man and raises taxes, and that is a bad idea. i am job creator for 41 years. you don't create jobs by raising taxes on small businesses and workers. employees actually root for thei
same economy. what we don't see as clearly are the jobs that are destroyed or prevented from performing as the government first takes that dollar out of the economy. we see those lost jobs and chronic unemployment and a stagnating economy. the government cannot create wealth. can transfer jobs from the productive sector to the government sector by taxing one and spending on the other. it can transfer jobs from one part of the productive sector by taxing and transfer them to another part by...
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suffered from being a rich person, defending being a rich person, which is a shame in a free- market economy. i am a miami dolphins and. -- i am a miami dolphins fan. they are great at playing until they lose the game. after had the lead until the first debate. you cannot fight by the market of queens very rules in a street fight. lesmarquess of queensberry ru in a street fight. only 51% of one-third of the eligible electorate, that is not much of a mandate. we elected the same republican majority in the house with the same speaker of the house, and through the incompetence of some senatorial campaigns, which elected the same majority leader in harry reid. three things. e need to retake education, where they transform education into social engineering and revisit history and revise it. popular culture. they have to demand immediate reform. bold.vatives need to be they have a better argument and a powerful ally, the truth. and subscribeth to "investors business daily." business daily." >> awesome. overve some time to mull what conservatives should do next, and i was struck in your comments ab
suffered from being a rich person, defending being a rich person, which is a shame in a free- market economy. i am a miami dolphins and. -- i am a miami dolphins fan. they are great at playing until they lose the game. after had the lead until the first debate. you cannot fight by the market of queens very rules in a street fight. lesmarquess of queensberry ru in a street fight. only 51% of one-third of the eligible electorate, that is not much of a mandate. we elected the same republican...
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let's grow the economy. let's reform the tax system, let's stop picking winners and losers through loopholes, lower tax rates for everybody, families and businesses to create jobs and commig growth. let's open up the resources we have in this country, oil, coal, gas so we can bring down gas prices. increase paychecks, create jobs, help manufacturing. we have a safety net that isn't working. we have the highest poverty rates in a generation. 46 million people in poverty. we need to fix this safety net so so that it works to get people back on their feet again. we need to save medicare so that it's not bankrupt because it is on a path to bankruptcy. so that the current seniors can rest in comfort knowing that it's not going to be taken away from them, so that the obamacare rationing board won't take it from them and so that those of white house are younger can plan for it -- of us who are younger can plan for it. we need to balance the budget. balancing the budget is necessary for a healthy economy. for creati
let's grow the economy. let's reform the tax system, let's stop picking winners and losers through loopholes, lower tax rates for everybody, families and businesses to create jobs and commig growth. let's open up the resources we have in this country, oil, coal, gas so we can bring down gas prices. increase paychecks, create jobs, help manufacturing. we have a safety net that isn't working. we have the highest poverty rates in a generation. 46 million people in poverty. we need to fix this...
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if consumer demand increases, the economy will grow, and if the economy grows, the deficit will decline and so too will our debt as a percentage of g.d.p. this is decision time in america, and clearly the best decision that we can make is a balanced approach to dealing with our economic problems today. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. >> we began providing televised access to the every day workings of congress and the tell -- and the federal government. c-span, created by table companies -- cable companies. >> on c-span we will take you live to capitol hill where the senate armed services committee is holding a hearing with the top military officials. in a are looking into budget requests from the military command. last week chuck hagel announced they will spend $1 billion in addition to add 14 interceptors on the west coast to the u.s. defense system. >> what more can and should the united states do in your command and others? >> if you are speaking about drugs, more assets. locating, weood at understan
if consumer demand increases, the economy will grow, and if the economy grows, the deficit will decline and so too will our debt as a percentage of g.d.p. this is decision time in america, and clearly the best decision that we can make is a balanced approach to dealing with our economic problems today. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until noon today. >> we began providing televised access to the every day workings of...
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the people and that is healthy for our economy? i don't. host: your book writes about your poll of eight hours on the senate floor. -- this article writes. guest: the idea of a filibuster is something i support. i disagree strongly with rand paul, but he has the right to filibuster. i believe it that we have to and the absurdity in the seenate where the republicans are demanding a 60 votes on almost every important piece of legislation. if somebody wants to go up and make their point, they should have the right. if they want to go on for two days, do it. but 51 votes to prevail at the end of it. host: republican, florida. caller: thank you for c-span and thank you, senator sanders, for being on here. you spoke of the cayman islands and cutting prices for the cayman islands for people to keep their money there. why is it the smart play for people to keep their money in the cayman islands when that is the smart play? we are 15th in the world for the best place to keep your money. the roads and bridges, we paid 35.9 since per gallon already fo
the people and that is healthy for our economy? i don't. host: your book writes about your poll of eight hours on the senate floor. -- this article writes. guest: the idea of a filibuster is something i support. i disagree strongly with rand paul, but he has the right to filibuster. i believe it that we have to and the absurdity in the seenate where the republicans are demanding a 60 votes on almost every important piece of legislation. if somebody wants to go up and make their point, they...
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economy. thank you, mr. speaker. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house today.ss until noon a number of questions regarding the scope of the fourth amendment, injuries prudence. jurisprudence. which can they obtain a search warrant and how long should the data be kept? although no drones operating in the u.s. are yet weaponized, i'm advised, should law enforcement be permitted to equip unmanned aircraft with nonlethal tools such as tear gas, pepper spray? and my concerns about the domestic use of drones extends beyond government and law enforcement. before we allow widespread of drones in domestic airspace, we have to carefully consider the impact on the privacy rights of americans. just last week we are reminded how one company's push to gather data on americans led to vast overcollection and potential privacy violations. similarly, a simple scan of amateur videos on
economy. thank you, mr. speaker. and with that i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house today.ss until noon a number of questions regarding the scope of the fourth amendment, injuries prudence. jurisprudence. which can they obtain a search warrant and how long should the data be kept? although no drones operating in the u.s. are yet weaponized, i'm advised, should law enforcement be...
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horsford, want a strong economy -- the american people, mr. horsford, want a strong economy, they want jobs created and they expect us to do it in this house in a bipartisan basis. we've failed to do it and we must do it. thank you. mr. horsford: thank you. over the weekend speaker boehner said, quote, we do not have an immediate debt crisis, we have one looming. it's not an immediate problem. well, what we do have right now is an immediate jobs deficit and we should be focused on getting the american people back to wrork and that's what -- back to work and that's what the congressional black caucus alternative budget does and to talk about the focus on jobs and investing in our future, the woman who fights for the people of florida, the gentlelady from florida, ms. brown. ms. brown: thank you so much and thank you for your leadership. you know, i really do believe when you're born you get a birth certificate and when you die you're going to get a death certificate. and that little dash in between is what you've done to make this a better plac
horsford, want a strong economy -- the american people, mr. horsford, want a strong economy, they want jobs created and they expect us to do it in this house in a bipartisan basis. we've failed to do it and we must do it. thank you. mr. horsford: thank you. over the weekend speaker boehner said, quote, we do not have an immediate debt crisis, we have one looming. it's not an immediate problem. well, what we do have right now is an immediate jobs deficit and we should be focused on getting the...
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this is a tremendously bad thing for the economy. this is not the right way to do things. we would have preferred them differently. you can always arrive at some interesting figures on job loss. you know, according to the c.b.o., the affordable care act will cost 800,000 jobs. i doubt my friends would work with us to repeal that and save those 800,000 jobs. they've got other objectives there. our on thive in the entire sequester -- our objective on the entire sequester effort is to begin to lower the long-term debt for this country. a debt that is going to undermine the economy and destroy many, many, many tens of thousands of jobs in the coming years. numbers we deal with it -- unless we deal with it. we're making that effort today, the ryan budget committee will be on the floor next week. i know my friends will have an alternative to that. i welcome that. i'm glad they're doing that. they did not do that when they were in the majority. the senate finally for the first time in four years looks like it's going to put out a budget. it's not a budget that i would like, but t
this is a tremendously bad thing for the economy. this is not the right way to do things. we would have preferred them differently. you can always arrive at some interesting figures on job loss. you know, according to the c.b.o., the affordable care act will cost 800,000 jobs. i doubt my friends would work with us to repeal that and save those 800,000 jobs. they've got other objectives there. our on thive in the entire sequester -- our objective on the entire sequester effort is to begin to...
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when it impacts on the economy has been a decline in tourism. that is related to the security situation. they recognize that. they have internal challenges. >> the real security challenge is internal. street crime has gotten pretty dangerous, especially in cairo. the other question is broader. that is a general direction that they are heading in government lies. there was an election that questions reforms of the constitution in egypt. where is egypt heading? where is the muslim brotherhood or president morsi? is he heavily influenced by them? is there democratic transition? is their push for an islamist type stay? or is there still a flux? >> i think that latter, the third condition is still in flux. the leadership of egypt is influenced by pragmatic aspects and challenges like the state of the economy and the security in the streets. however, at the same time, the ideology is influenced by the muslim brotherhood. that is evident in some of the constitutional provisions, particularly with the rights of women. >> the u.s. policies, u.s. aid poli
when it impacts on the economy has been a decline in tourism. that is related to the security situation. they recognize that. they have internal challenges. >> the real security challenge is internal. street crime has gotten pretty dangerous, especially in cairo. the other question is broader. that is a general direction that they are heading in government lies. there was an election that questions reforms of the constitution in egypt. where is egypt heading? where is the muslim...